The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-30
Mr.. MANNING DEAD.

The Ex-Secretary Breatles His Last Sur
rounded by Members of His Family
The Presidents Telegram of Coincidence
to the Widow-Flags in Washington at
Half-Mast.
ALBANY N Y, Dec. 5.-Ex-Secretary
Daniel Manning died at lao p. N. yester-
day, surrounded by friends and members of
his family Mr.. Manning seemed to rally
and brighten considerably during the morn
ing, to the surprise of his family, and
about l o'clock in the afternoon his
son, James H, who had been
up watching at the bedside almost without
rest, went out for a short walk in the
fresh air. He returned in few mo-
ments; and entering the room where
the nurse and patient were, dis
covered that his father was breathing
faster, with shortened breaths No mark
of death was on his countenance, and
though Mr. Manning had repeatedly re-
quested his family not to witness his pass
ing away, it was deemed bestto summon the
household, and in the presence of his tami-
ly, at 1884 p. m., Mr.. Manning quietly and
gently ceased tc breathe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25-The' President
issued the following order yesterday after
noon:
''TO ALL DEPARTMENTS; The President di
reefs that the flags on all the public buildings
in the city of Washington be placed at half
mast as mark of respect to the memory of
Daniel Manning, late Secretary of the Treasury.
'tBy direction of the President.
'fDANIEL S. LAMONT, Private Secretary"
He also sent the following telegram of
coincidence to Mrs Manning:
'.EXECUTIvE, MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Dec. 24.-TO Hrs. Daniel Manning, Albany, N.
Y: Though in this hour of unutterable grief
your sorrow is too sacred to be shared
and too deep to be reached by earthly
comfort may l express to you my
sincere and tender sympatbyi saddened by my
own affection at the loss of true and trusted
friend and loyal associate, who but lately
stood at my side in the discharge, with patriotic
zeal, of solemn public duty.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
tMr. Manning was born in Albany, N. Y, Au-
gust 16; 1881. His parentage was Gf Irish. En-
glish and Dutch extraction. He was a poor
boy, and his early opportunities for schooling
were very limited At II years Of agehe went
to work as an office-boy at the establishment
of the Albany Atlas, which was
afterwards merged into the Albany
argus, with which paper he was, in one
capacity or another, connected until his APP
pointment by President Cleveland as Secretary
of tie Treasury. In 1873 he assumed sole
charge of the Argus and was elected president
of the company. He was member of the New
York Democratic State convention of 1874
that nominated Samuel j. Tilden for Gov
ernOr, and was delegate to the St. Louis
convention of 1876 that Nominated Mr.. Tilden
for President. He was also member of the
New York State Democratic Committee since
1916, was its secretary in 1879 and 1880, and
was elected chairman in 1881. He was warm
ly interested in the nomination of Mr.. Cleve'
| land for President at Chicago.
Mr. Manning's resignation as Secretary OF
the Treasury was sent to the President in the
summer of 1886, it being accepted February IA,
1887. when it was found he could never thor
oughly recover. He failed to derive any great
benefit from trip to Europe last spring.
Mr. Manning was active and succ essful out
side of journalism and politics. He was long o
director of the Albany & Susquehanna Railway
Company and president OF the National Com
mercial Bank of Albany, of which he was first
director and then vlce-president. He was also
| park commissioner of Albany and a director OF
the Albany Electric-Light Company.
| He has two sons and daughter. His first
! wife died four years ago. He contracteda sec.
| ond matrimonial all ance in November, 1884,
| Immediately after the election of Mr.. Cleve-
| land to the Presidency, leading to the altar
| Miss Fryer, daughter of an Albany dry-goods
| prince. He is worth several hundred thousand
| dollars